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Understanding 9/11Ringo Starr : straight man or joker?
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xi, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
Born on July 7, 1940, in a gritty Liverpool suburb known as the Dingle, Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey) was the oldest Beatle and the only one to actually emerge from the crumbling Merseyside slums of Beatle lore. He was a sickly child, and, because of extended hospitalizations, received little formal education. After a series of menial jobs, lightning struck in 1962 when he replaced Pete Best as the Beatles' drummer just as they were about to record their first
Single, "Love Me Do." It's been said that the timing of this momentous event makes Ringo Starr the luckiest man in pop music, but according to John Lennon, luck was only a small part of Ringo's success. He was, said Lennon, a "star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met. Ringo's talent would have come out one way or the other. Whatever that spark is in Ringo, we all know it but we can't put our finger on it." Ringo, like the other members of the group, matured
In the hothouse of Beatlemania and its enduring aftermath. Those scarcely believable years of adulation, mind-bending stimulants, alcohol, and meditation did not alter this essentially uncomplicated chrracter. Despite the breakup of the band in 1970 and the erosions in their relationships, it was the easy-going Ringo who was best able to escape the feuding and remain friendly with his ex-colleagues. And his 1973 album "Ringo," with John, Paul, and George featured on
Various tracks, most closely represented a Beatles' reunion on record. More than that, the album was a top-five smash, producing two consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard charts. The Beatle least likely to succeed, had. Alan Clayson follows Ringo through his entire life, tracing the ups and downs of his career as a musician and actor. Clayson also details Ringo's romantic liaisons, his health problems, and his battle and ultimate triumph over alcoholism
Impeccably researched and highly entertaining to read, this biography is the first to detail the not always rock-steady life and times of the man who anchored the world-famous Merseybeat
Includes bibliographical references and index
Born on July 7, 1940, in a gritty Liverpool suburb known as the Dingle, Ringo Starr (nee Richard Starkey) was the oldest Beatle and the only one to actually emerge from the crumbling Merseyside slums of Beatle lore. He was a sickly child, and, because of extended hospitalizations, received little formal education. After a series of menial jobs, lightning struck in 1962 when he replaced Pete Best as the Beatles' drummer just as they were about to record their first
Single, "Love Me Do." It's been said that the timing of this momentous event makes Ringo Starr the luckiest man in pop music, but according to John Lennon, luck was only a small part of Ringo's success. He was, said Lennon, a "star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met. Ringo's talent would have come out one way or the other. Whatever that spark is in Ringo, we all know it but we can't put our finger on it." Ringo, like the other members of the group, matured
In the hothouse of Beatlemania and its enduring aftermath. Those scarcely believable years of adulation, mind-bending stimulants, alcohol, and meditation did not alter this essentially uncomplicated chrracter. Despite the breakup of the band in 1970 and the erosions in their relationships, it was the easy-going Ringo who was best able to escape the feuding and remain friendly with his ex-colleagues. And his 1973 album "Ringo," with John, Paul, and George featured on
Various tracks, most closely represented a Beatles' reunion on record. More than that, the album was a top-five smash, producing two consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard charts. The Beatle least likely to succeed, had. Alan Clayson follows Ringo through his entire life, tracing the ups and downs of his career as a musician and actor. Clayson also details Ringo's romantic liaisons, his health problems, and his battle and ultimate triumph over alcoholism
Impeccably researched and highly entertaining to read, this biography is the first to detail the not always rock-steady life and times of the man who anchored the world-famous Merseybeat
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject: Not bad, but full of little inaccuracies
Subject: Not bad, but full of little inaccuracies
It is an ok read but suffers from an excessive use of flamboyant language and more time spent on world building than on Starr himself. Especially in the early chapters.
It is also has a lot of small, but hard to overlook inaccuracies. Such as describing the wrong eyebrow as gray, and describing the gray in his hair two years before the bout of alopecia at age 18 that gave him the gray streak and eyebrow. The biggest glaring mistake I came across is the author once again reinforcing the myth that Starr suffers the sin of being entirely 'English.' It has been known since the late 60s that Starr is Irish (Monroe Co.) AND Scottish (Shetland Islands) descent. So he's as much a Celt as the others, except maybe George.
Most of the mistakes are insignificant but still worth a face palm on occasion because this author seems to have put in a lot of effort. I'd still recommend this book to those interested in Ringo, as long as they maintain a skeptics view of some of the unsourced material.
It is also has a lot of small, but hard to overlook inaccuracies. Such as describing the wrong eyebrow as gray, and describing the gray in his hair two years before the bout of alopecia at age 18 that gave him the gray streak and eyebrow. The biggest glaring mistake I came across is the author once again reinforcing the myth that Starr suffers the sin of being entirely 'English.' It has been known since the late 60s that Starr is Irish (Monroe Co.) AND Scottish (Shetland Islands) descent. So he's as much a Celt as the others, except maybe George.
Most of the mistakes are insignificant but still worth a face palm on occasion because this author seems to have put in a lot of effort. I'd still recommend this book to those interested in Ringo, as long as they maintain a skeptics view of some of the unsourced material.
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